Howdy,
Storms or no storms, I was determined to have a good time on tonight's show.
Having this great new disc from the Countrypolitans sure helped out. Y'all
who have been discussing the various merits of the Bakersfield sound and the
classic Nashville sound really ought to be giving this disc a listen.
The lead singer, Elizabeth Ames credits Loretta Lynn, Buck Owens and Merle
Haggard as influences and I hear a good bit of that in there. I'll add,
though, that at times this album reminds me of some of Rosanne Cash's best
stuff, too.
Artists making a Fringe debut this week included: The Ditchdiggers, Dusty
Rose, John Wesley Harding, Hazeldine, Jimmy LaFave, Peter Rowan, Smokin'
Armadillos, and Ilene Weiss.
On a separate note, I'm getting ready for the station's special fund-raising
activities in April and May and would love to hear from any bands who are
going to be in the area during that time for some in-studio performances.
There will also be a weekend-long music festival outside the camper, so let
me know if your travel plans include East Tennessee this spring. Contact
information for discussing this, or submitting music, follows the playlist.
At any rate, here's a taste of Fringe:
Fringe -- Episode #24 -- 9 PM to Midnight
WDVX- FM -- Clinton/Knoxville, TN -- February 27, 1999
Cuckoo Cocoon -- Hazeldine -- Orphans - All Swoll Music
Heaven Bound -- Kelly Willis -- What I Deserve -- Rykodisc
Hot Burrito #2 -- The Flying Burrito Brothers -- Farther Along: The Best of
the Flying Burrito Brothers -- A&M
Come Rollin' In -- The Countrypolitans -- Tired of Drowning -- Ultrapolitan
Belle Air -- The Ditchdiggers -- Cow Patty Bingo -- Go Kat Go
The Cryin's Over and Done -- Greta Lee -- This Ain't Over Yet
Rockin' Maraccas -- Dusty Rose -- That'll Flat Git It -- Bear Family
Basic Information -- The Countrypolitans -- Tired of Drowning --
Ultrapolitan
For All I Know -- James McMurtry -- It Had to Happen -- Sugar Hill
My Girlfriend Might -- Smokin' Armadillos -- Smokin' Armadillos -- MCG/Curb
That Train -- The Countrypolitans -- Tired of Drowning -- Ultrapolitan
Long Gone Dream -- Greg Trooper -- Popular Demons -- Koch
Ridin' with O'Hanlon -- R.B. Morris -- Take that Ride -- Oh Boy
Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key -- Billy Bragg & Wilco with Natalie
Merchant -- Mermaid Avenue -- Elektra (Natalie Merchant, 3/3@Tennessee
Theatre)
Hey, What's Your Style -- The Cheeksters -- Hey, What's Your Style --
Caterina Sounds (3/5@Bird's Eye View)
Shades of Gray -- Robert Earl Keen -- Picnic -- Arista/Austin (3/5@Bijou
Theater)
Comin' Down Hard -- Bob Egan -- Bob Egan (3/6@Tomato Head)
I Took the Blame -- The Countrypolitans -- Tired of Drowning -- Ultrapolitan
King of the Road -- Roger Miller -- King of the Road -- Bear Family
Drowning in the Danube -- Hogwaller Ramblers -- Hogwaller Ramblers -- Mea
Culpa
Tired of Drowning -- The Countrypolitans -- Tired of Drowning --
Ultrapolitan
Music Maestro Please -- Tav Falco -- Shadow Dancing -- Upstart
In the Name of Lust -- Ilene Weiss -- Gadfly Pie -- Gadfly
Malted Milk Blues -- Lucinda Williams -- Ramblin' -- Smithsonian Folkways
Lights of the Town -- The Countrypolitans -- Tired of Drowning --
Ultrapolitan
The Golden Glove -- John Wesley Harding -- Trad. Arr. Jones -- Zero Hours
The Free Mexican Air Force -- Peter Rowan -- Peter Rowan -- Flying Fish
Cold Missouri Waters -- Cry, Cry, Cry -- Cry, Cry, Cry -- Razor & Tie
Sway -- Tav Falco -- Shadow Dancer -- Upstart
Steel Guitar Rag -- Pine Valley Cosmonauts -- Salutes the Majesty of Bob
Wills -- Bloodshot
Behind the Night -- The Countrypolitans -- Tired of Drowning -- Ultrapolitan
Honky Tonk Hell -- Webb Wilder & the Nashvegans -- Town and Country --
Watermelon
Mama Don't You Cry -- Hogwaller Ramblers -- Hogwaller Ramblers -- Mea Culpa
I Don't Understand -- Bob Egan -- Bob Egan
Will You Welcome Me Home -- The Countrypolitans -- Tired of Drowning --
Ultrapolitan
Connemara Breakdown -- Steve Earle & Del McCoury Band -- The Mountain --
E-Squared (3/12@Tennessee Theater)
World War Defense -- Danielle Howle -- Revival, Vol. 1 -- Yep Roc
I Can't Behave -- The Countrypolitans -- Tired of Drowning -- Ultrapolitan
Oklahoma Hills -- Jimmy LaFave -- Trail -- Bohemia Beat
Run Away -- Greta Lee -- This Ain't Over Yet
18 Wheels of Love -- Drive-By Truckers -- Gangstabilly -- Soul Dump
Help Wanted -- Buddy Miller -- Poison Love -- Hightone Records
They're Blind -- Kelly Willis -- What I Deserve -- Rykodisc
Off With Your Head -- Six String Drag -- Revival, Vol. 1 -- Yep Roc
Cradle of Love -- Kelly Willis -- What I Deserve -- Rykodisc
And thus, ends a trip to the Fringe. Many thanks to the Countrypolitans for
shipping a disc my way. There is a lesson to be learned here, boys and
girls...he said, subtly.
Please feel free to contact me, send swag, music, and obsolete road maps to:
Shane Rhyne
208 W. Glenwood Avenue, #2
Knoxville, TN 37917
Remember...
Listening to the Fringe means never having to say you're sorry.
Take care,
Shane Rhyne
Knoxville, TN
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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